diff --git a/app/Importer/AssetImporter.php b/app/Importer/AssetImporter.php
index 96a4d0c9b2..02ffa2077c 100644
--- a/app/Importer/AssetImporter.php
+++ b/app/Importer/AssetImporter.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class AssetImporter extends ItemImporter
     {
         parent::__construct($filename);
 
-        $this->defaultStatusLabelId = Statuslabel::first();
+        $this->defaultStatusLabelId = Statuslabel::first()->id;
         
         if (!is_null(Statuslabel::deployable()->first())) {
             $this->defaultStatusLabelId = Statuslabel::deployable()->first()->id;